31990R3595

14. 12. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 350/37

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3595/90 of 12 December 1990 concerning the stopping of fishing for megrim by vessels flying the flag of Portugal

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal have reached the quota allocated for 1990, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241 /87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Article 1 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (3) thereof, Catches of megrim in the waters of ICES divisions VIII c, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4047/89 of 19 IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the December 1989 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal are deemed to of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1990 and have exhausted the quota allocated to Portugal for 1990. certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1887/90 f), Fishing for megrim in the waters of ICES divisions VIII c, provides for megrim quotas for 1990 ; IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is prohibited, as Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provi­ well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the sions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commis­ vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation. sion to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have Article 2 exhausted the quota allocated ; Whereas, according to the information communicated to This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ the Commission, catches of megrim in the waters of ICES wing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro­ divisions VIII c, IX, X and CECAF 34.1.1 (EC zone) by pean Communities,

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 12 December 1990 .

For the Commission Manuel MARIN Vice-President

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